Abdus Sabur Khan Bir Bikram no more

Valiant freedom fighter Abdus Sabur Khan Bir Bikram passed away at a private hospital in Dhaka last night. He was 87.

He breathed his last around 10:00pm, his son Biplob Sabur Khan said.

Sabur Khan was admitted to the hospital on April 8 with various old-age complications. Later, he tested positive for coronavirus.  

A guerrilla commander of the then Kaderia Bahini during the Liberation War, Sabur Khan fought bravely against the Pakistani forces. After independence, the government conferred the 'Bir Bikram' title on him for his bravery during the war. 

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina also awarded him on the Armed Forces Day on November 21, 2018. 

He was also a close aide of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani. 

Sabur was born at Charragobra village in Faridganj upazila of Chandpur district in 1934. Later, he shifted to Tangail.

He was also founder president of the district construction workers' union.

Sabur will be buried at Karatia in Tangail Sadar upazila after Namaz-e-Janaza at Bindubasini Govt Boys' High School in the town after Zohr prayers.

He left behind his wife, five sons and a daughter to mourn his death.

Abdul Kader Siddiqui Bir Uttam, chief of the then Kaderia Bahini, expressed his deep shock at Sabur's death and also conveyed his sympathy to his bereaved family members.